Director/PDMR Shareholding

HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC (the "Company")

Notification of transaction in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company has been notified that on 19 September 2012 Andy Witts exercised options awarded under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and subsequently sold shares as follows:

No of shares Average option No of Sale

Name of PDMR acquired exercise price shares sold price

Andy Witts 766,298 25p 766,298 144.9p

Following these transactions, the total shareholding of Andy Witts is 397,624 shares (0.06% of the Company's share capital). The holdings are beneficial holdings of those named.

This announcement is made pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R (1)(a).

Enquiries should be directed to:

Fiona Hopkins, Company Secretarial Assistant: 020 7535 1147